Overview

With a focus on conducting research on special education in urban and culturally diverse schools, we emphasize the importance of data and empirically derived theory to promote effective practice and policy for students with special needs.

Features

The Special Education program at University of Illinois at Chicago develops student competencies in research and teaching through coursework and individual advising. In addition, the program provides doctoral students opportunities to develop competitive professional resumes through scholarly publications and presentations at the national, state, and regional levels.

Program faculty have expertise in a range of areas including language and literacy, early intervention, developmental disabilities, emotional and behavioral disabilities, special education policy, and teacher preparation.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Urban Contexts and Educational Research

Educational Research: Paradigms and Processes

Educational Research: Designs and Analyses

Essentials of Qualitative Inquiry in Education

Essentials of Quantitative Inquiry in Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 84 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

96 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

Disciplines

Special Education View 68 other PhDs in Special Education in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete the UIC Graduate Admissions application.

All required documents should be uploaded online. Please follow any prompts or instructions as you progress through the application.

Undergraduate transcripts for your last 60 hours of the undergraduate degree and all graduate transcripts

TOEFL or IELTS test scores for international applicants only

Three letters of recommendation

The GRE is no longer required for this program.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

9376 USD / year

≈ 9376 USD / year
Out-of-State

9376 USD / year

≈ 9376 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

4498 USD / year

≈ 4498 USD / year

Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

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Credits

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Chicago

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